Example sentences of "i [vb past] expect [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I had expected no other reply . |
| 2 | I had expected a sharper tongue in the office , a brisker and more brittle approach to the anarchic thoughtlessness of the girls . |
| 3 | For some reason I had expected a foreign accent ; but I could place this exactly . |
| 4 | In my job , I had expected the sick and the dying to trust God , and I had come to the Sahara hoping to discover whether I myself would keep the faith in adverse circumstances . |
| 5 | I had expected an American senator to be as pompous and flatulent as a British MP , but George Crowninshield had proved affable and friendly . |